ASU History
What was the first name of Arizona State University?
Arizona Territorial Normal School
What is the oldest building on campus?
Old Main
Who is the current President of ASU?
Michael Crow
True/False: ASU and UofA hold the oldest intercollegiate trophy-based rivalry in NCAA college football history.
True
What are the official ASU colors?
Maroon and gold
What year is listed on the official seal of ASU?
1885
What is the name of the largest library at ASU?
Hayden
What US President spoke at the 2009 Spring Commencement?
President Barack Obama
What is the student section called at Sun Devil Stadium?
The Inferno
What are the four Phoenix metro area ASU campuses?
Downtown, Polytechnic, Tempe, West
What was the mascot for Arizona State College before becoming the Sun Devils?
The Bulldogs
What year was the SHESC building built?
1914
How many campus immersion (i.e. on-campus) students were enrolled in the 2021-2022 school year? (correct response should be within 2,500 of the reported number)
77,881
What ASU football player wore the number 42? (hint: after graduating he went into the NFL and then left the join the US Army following 9/11)
Pat Tillman
The ASU Marching Band is also known as The ________ of the ________.
The Pride of the Southwest
In what year did Arizona State College become Arizona State University?
1958
What is the name of the building that houses the Institute of Human Origins?
Walton Center For Planetary Health
Who is the current Director of SHESC?
Chris Stojanowski
What is the name of the ASU/UofA rivalry trophy?
The Territorial Championship Cup
ASU prides itself on being #1 in what area?
Innovation
In what year was SHESC founded?
2005
Which famous architect designed Gammage Auditorium?
Frank Lloyd Wright
How many of the 23 people who have served as a Governor of Arizona have a degree from ASU?
4
Rawghlie Clement Stanford, John Howard Pyle, Jane Dee Hull, and Doug Ducey
In 2013, ASU students developed what to distract the opposing team’s free throw shooters?
The Curtain of Distraction
Approximately what percentage of ASU undergraduates are first-generation college students? (10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, or 100)
30%